Snare



N. D. FMRBANKS.

SNARE. AIPLICATION FILED MAR. 2,1920.

Patented Jan. 10, 1922.

. INVENTOR f www BY 6% l ATTORNEY g `Unirse STATES NORMAN D. FAIRBANKS,0F GOODLAND, MINNESOTA. i

SNARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. io, ieee.

Application K meri March a, i920. semi No. 362,870.

To all 'w 7mm t may concern 'Be it known that l, NORMAN D. FainiaaNirs,citizenof the UnitedStates, residing` at Goodland, in the county oftasca and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Shares, of Whichthe following is aspecification-,reference being 'had therein to the accompanying drawing.i

rlhis invention relates to means for catching animals such as Wolves,foxes or the like and has special reference to certain improve nientsinsnares for Isuch purpose.

The principal object of the invention is Vto provide means in connectionwith a Wire or other flexible slip. noose or snare that will result inan animal. being` immediately killed when caught. n o

@ther objects and advantages ofthe peculiar construction of theinventioii'vvill appear in the further description thereof.

teferring` to the accompanying'drawings forming part of this applicationand in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Fig. l is an elevation ofV one of inyini-` proved snares as it wouldappear set for engaging an animal the nec-kv of the latter shownin crosssection therein. y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional vieiv longitudinally of oneofthe cutting blade-carrying links of the chain employed` intheconstruction of the snare.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation of one ofthe cutting` blades on thechain.

Fig. l is an enlargedvieW of a modified yforni of' pivotal section ofthe snare.

l represents the Wire of which the snare is made and may be of any`desired size or strength depending upon the size of the aniat Q and theformer at 3, though in the pre-A ferred structure as here shown Ipropose to have the inner links built up of three members, the outerones of which are indicated at 3 and the inner ones at 4. The outermembers' 3 have tooth-like projections 5 which act as side braces orsupports to the cutting blade e which vis made of a single flatA piecesuitablyshai'pened for the sticking` and bleeding of an animal caughtinthe snare. f

Thereniay be Within each, snare a plurality of such bleeding knives andthe latter may be of anyv desired shape for the purpose intended. Ifpreferred th-e inner or intermediate links could be made of a4 Solidpiece of metal having thebleeding knives formed integral therewith.However` the built up ystructure is preferred, for no other reason thanconvenience in sharpening and removing or replacing the knives in theevent of breakage, this latter being found to occur 'occasionally when alarge animal is caught. v

In the structure referred to, the usual large headed tap-screws or bolts6 are einployed and which are held in place by being screw threaded intothe side member 2 of the outermost links opposite to that inipingedbythe heads, and through the 'headr 7, of each bolt and longitudinally ofthe chain is formed-a small hole into which is inserted the spring WireS, itvbeing fastened against accidental dislodgment by the upper endthereof, being bound Vor fastened in any desired manner as at 9 to oneof the uppermost tap-bolts preferably the eXtreme uppermost one o-f thechain section. This Wire is so shaped either before or after beingVassembled with the chain as to hold the latter inthe desired curvedposition when in suspension forming part of the snare loop. y

rlhe snare Wire l is attached to the end centerrlink asl at l0 andlprefer to terminate the free end of the spring Wire 8 in a loopindicated at ll through which the snare wire l. freely passes, WhichWilll assist 1n preventing an` abrupt angle occurring at the connectionof the Wire with the end of the` chain. the connection and loop 10 and11,' respectively being spaced apart for such purpose. The body `portionvof. the Wire l is passed through the clevis 12 Which is pivotallyconnected to the last link 13 of the opposite end of the chain sectionand snare Wire and towards the center of which the sticking or bleedingknives 4 normally point.

As a preferred form of suspending the snare' I employ a convenientlypositioned upstanding natural bush, or a twig cut for the purpose,unattractively positioned at the side of the runway of the animal to becauoht` and sus end the snare thereu on snare wire is vfastened to anysuitable anchorage such as an adjacent tree, s-tone or the like so thatit cannot be dislodgedbyan animal caught, as is obvious.

-As a camouflage vfor the chain section of v the snare and the stickingknives I employ preferably a small elastic band indicated at 15 slippedabout the upper end of the chainv section7 between which and the chain asuitable twig or branch which harnionizes with the immediatelysurrounding vegetation maybe suspended and thus effectually disguisethat portion of the snare, and I have illustrated in dotted lines at 16suchV camouflage.VV

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of knife-carrying means for suchasnare and which comprises two arcuately shaped sect-ions 17 and 18, theformer acting as a supporting member for the latter and which hasattached to the upper end thereof a suit- Y able clevis 19 through whichthe snare` wire 2() passes, the loop end of the wire being attached tothe` free end of the knifecarrying section 18`in which a suitable hole21 is provided for such purpose.' The yknife carrying section 18 ispivotally attached to the end of the section. 17 as at 22v and va spiralspring is shown at 23 one end of which is hooked around the body portionof the section 17 and passed spirally about thehead of the bolt7 formingthe pivotal connection 22 and thence to the bolt or tap-screw 24 whichholds the adjacent sticking knife 25 to the section 18.

A second sticking knife 26 is shown as similarly bolted to the section18. When the loop in the snare is engaged by the neck of an animal itisevident that the two sections 17 and 18 will readily jack-knife andcause the stickingV knives to. function and quickly extinguish thelife'` of the animal engaged by bleeding same. n

Froml careful consideration of the foregoing it is evident that I havedevised means for aiding in the extinction of predatory animals and thelike, which, uponrst con-1V sideration may seem to involve elements ofcruelty, but` in fact is designed with just the opposite intent andwhich in action has proven to remove from such method o f- Y catchinganimals the objectionable feature of cruelty, as without fail, deathresults one of my improved snares. Y

It is furthermore levident that various v modifications Awithin thescope of the Vappended claims may be resorted to without departing fromthe invent-ion.

What I claim is: *Y

1. The combination with a slip noose of an inwardly projecting sharpenedinstrument whereby when an animal is engaged by the noose thevinstrument'will'be caused to 'stick and bleed the same. i

2. A slip noose of the character described having aportion thereofcarrying an inwardly projecting sticking blade for the purposedescribed.

3. A slip noose of the character described having in cooperativeengagement therewith an inwardly projecting cutting blade for thepurpose described.

4. The combination with a snare wire of the character described of aplurality of pivotally united sections7 one or more knife bladescarriedby the sections and clevis carried upon the lfreev end of the sectionsthrough whichthe wire is passed in forin- ,iiig a slip noose for asnare.

comprising a plurality of pivotally united bladeJ carrying links, awirej attached to one end of the linked sectionsand passing through aclevis at the other/end ofthe linked sections and a spring wire coopera-*Y tively attached to thesections 4for holding *the united seriesthereofin arcuate form7 substantially as andv for the purpose described.

6. The combination with a snare of the character described .having adepending kiiifecarrying arcuately disposed linked sec- .tion7of'meanswhereby a twig or branch may be suspended for disguising saidsec#V tion.

7. The combination with'a linked sect-ion Vfor snares lof thecharacterdescribechof lthin sharpened cuttingblades ioi'mingcooperative parts ofthe links of said sectiom,

- substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ai'iix my signatureincthe presence oftwo witnesses.

NORliIAN D. FAIRBANKSQ lVitnesses: v Y

` ELLEN Trnsonirn S. GEO. S'riiviiNs.

